The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word ICTUS which also is the latest solution we found used in Crosswords Media in 2005.
Metrical stress crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ICTUS | 92 % | 5 |
| ARSIS | 8 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Metrical stress
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- accent
- emphasis
- ictus
- ictic
- thetic
- beat
- counterpoint
- unaccented
- beats
- length
- stressed
- syncopation
Crossword Answer definitions
ICTUS noun- The pulse.
- A sudden attack, blow, stroke, or seizure, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.
- The stress of voice laid upon an accented syllable of a word. Compare arsis.
- In conducting, the indication of a musical event, most often the beat of the tempo or the entry of a section of the orchestra.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result ICTUS
- Metrical stress
- Metrical cadence
- Metrical beat, in verse.
- Metrical stress.
- Poetic beat.
- Rhythmical stress.
- Metrical beat.
- Rhythmical accent.
- Metrical accent
- Poetic stress